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Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gundersen chronicled how the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant meltdown unfolded on March 28, 1979. Mr. Gundersen argued that the Harrisburg area should have been evacuated, more radiation was released than officials acknowledge, and that the nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission downplayed the seriousness of the event. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Three Mile Island Accident Reconsidered, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gundersen chronicled how the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant meltdown unfolded on March 28, 1979. Mr. Gundersen argued that the Harrisburg area should have been evacuated, more radiation was released than officials acknowledge, and that the nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission downplayed the seriousness of the event. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Three Mile Island Accident Reconsidered, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Jonathan Stayer showed items, housed at the Pennsylvania State Archives, related to the nuclear incident at Three Mile Island in 1979. Mr. Stayer shared his personal story as a college student in the area at the time. He also showed documents taken from Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh's papers and letters sent to Harold Denton, who served as President Carter's personal adviser on the incident. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2016 LCV Cities Tour" in... Topics: Three Mile Island Collection, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gundersen chronicled how the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant meltdown unfolded on March 28, 1979. Mr. Gundersen argued that the Harrisburg area should have been evacuated, more radiation was released than officials acknowledge, and that the nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission downplayed the seriousness of the event. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Three Mile Island Accident Reconsidered, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle Topics: Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle Topics: Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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This "CBS Reports" documentary from May 1, 1979 investigates the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island accident near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The hour-long program looks at the response of the local community and government officials, visits a Connecticut nuclear plant, interviews nuclear power proponents and skeptics, and seeks to learn how similar incidents can be prevented in the future. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Three Mile Island was the most serious accident in... Topics: Reel America Fallout from Three Mile Island - 1979, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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A medical doctor and three university professors detailed the health risks, political developments, and social changes that stem from the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania and the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Penn State Harrisburg hosted this panel discussion as part of a conference on the 40th anniversary of the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island partial meltdown. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Legacy of Three Mile Island and Fukushima, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle Topics: Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Two community activists from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area, an independent journalist from Fukushima, and a Japanese visual artist who lives in New York City reflected on how two nuclear power accidents affected the surrounding communities and economies. On March 28, 1979, a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the worst nuclear power accident in U.S. history. In March of 2011, the nuclear power station at Fukushima, Japan was struck by... Topics: Perspectives on Three Mile Island & Fukushima, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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A medical doctor and three university professors detailed the health risks, political developments, and social changes that stem from the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania and the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Penn State Harrisburg hosted this panel discussion as part of a conference on the 40th anniversary of the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island partial meltdown. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Legacy of Three Mile Island and Fukushima, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Two community activists from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area, an independent journalist from Fukushima, and a Japanese visual artist who lives in New York City reflected on how two nuclear power accidents affected the surrounding communities and economies. On March 28, 1979, a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the worst nuclear power accident in U.S. history. In March of 2011, the nuclear power station at Fukushima, Japan was struck by... Topics: Perspectives on Three Mile Island & Fukushima, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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A medical doctor and three university professors detailed the health risks, political developments, and social changes that stem from the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania and the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Penn State Harrisburg hosted this panel discussion as part of a conference on the 40th anniversary of the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island partial meltdown. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Topics: Legacy of Three Mile Island and Fukushima, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Nancy Watson showed some of the papers of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R). The papers give insight into his time as governor during the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, including minute by minute notes of the incident. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle Topics: Governor Thornburgh and Three Mile Island, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Mr. Walker talked about his book, "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective," published by University of California Press. This accident on March 28, 1979, remains the worst accident in the history of commercial nuclear power in the United States. During his talk, he described his motivations for writing the book, as well as the difficulties of capturing the complexities of the disaster in an interesting and understandable way. He described the events before,... Topics: History Bookshelf J. Samuel Walker, Three Mile Island, Television Program Source: Comcast Cable

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Some say nuclear energy is ready to make a comback; some say it's still too dangerous. How do you know which to believe? http://infactvideo.com/ Topics: news&information, nuclear energy, nuclear power, chernobyl, three mile island

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Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa. area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expounds on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes Topics: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.), Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.), Nuclear...

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Lyle Trytten from Edmonton, Alberta wanted to hear episode 1 of the 4 part IDEAS series Counting The Costs. The documentary deals with the Three Mile Island nuclear incident that shook the world in 1979. With the ongoing situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the earthquake in Japan, it seemed like the right time to replay this documentary, originally aired October 13, 1986. After hearing Part One of the Ideas documentary "Counting the Costs: Three Mile Island," Don... Topics: three mile island, tmi, cbc, cbc ideas, chernobyl, fukushima, nuclear, power, meltdown, china...

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30-minute radio program for March 10, 2015. Another nice audio *collage* by Virtual Renderings. Explores the wild promises made by proponents of civilian nuclear projects--and the very scary reality behind the propaganda--from 1950 through the meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979. Sound sources include old propaganda films, news reports, interviews from documentary films, and some music--all very nicely woven together. Previously broadcast, as NWN # 181, in August 2011. An archive of Virtual... Topics: nuclear power, Atoms for Peace, Atomic Energy Commission, Three Mile Island, Virtual Renderings

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30-minute weekly radio program for August 23, 2011. Another nice audio *collage* by Virtual Renderings. Explores the wild promises made by proponents of civilian nuclear projects--and the very scary reality behind the propaganda--from 1950 through the meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979. Sound sources include old propaganda films, news reports, interviews from documentary films, and some music--all very nicely woven together. http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com/ . Permanent link to the entry... Topics: nuclear power, Atoms for Peace, Atomic Energy Commission, Three Mile Island, Virtual Renderings

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Warning! There may be language used in this Slaughter Film podcast that is not suitable for all listeners. Like an early '60s b-movie Slaughter Film has grown to an unimaginable and monstrous size - reaching episode 300 - with the help from nuclear radiation! The Horror Duo have planned to celebrate this momentous occasion with a bang, by discussing a pair of films that shed some light on the Cold War fear of nuclear holocaust and the fall out from the Chernobyl disaster. Forest will be... Topics: Slaughter Film, podcast, Cold War, horror, Threads, Chernobyl Diaries, Chernobyl, Three Mile...

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LibriVox recording of Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. Read in English by volunteer readers. At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a serious accident occurred at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. The accident was initiated by mechanical malfunctions in the plant and made much worse by a combination of human errors in responding to it. During the next 4 days, the extent and gravity of the accident was unclear to the... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, disaster, power, nuclear, accident, three mile island, tmi, meltdown